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VAPOR TORGH. A'PPLIOATION FILED JAN. 23, 1908. 9 1 8,006 Patented Apr.13, 1909.

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invrrnn sire WILFRID GHAUSSE, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OFONE-FOURTH TO LAN- DON P. SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.. AND ONE-ALF TO GUYOSBORN, OF MOUNT VERNON,

NEW YORK.

VAPOR-TORCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. lt rLrnrn OnAUssi, a citizen of the United States,and residing at Long Island City, in the county of Queens and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vapor-Torches, of which the following is a specification, such as will enablethose skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to vapor torches, and the object thereof is toprovide an improved device of this class designed for use as a paintburner, as a heater for soldering irons and other articles, and forvarious other purposes; and with this and other objects in view theinvention consists in a device of the class specified constructed ashereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which;

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved vapor torch with part of theconstruction in section, the burner proper being shown in full lines inone position and in dotted lines in another position, said figureshowing also in dotted lines a support for a soldering iron or otherarticle to be heated; Fig. 2 a section on the line 22 of Fig. l Fig. 3 alongitudinal vertical section of the body portion of the burner; Fig. 4a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3; and, Fig. 5 a perspective view of adevice for holding soldering irons or other articles to be heated andadapted to be con nected with the body of the torch or the reservoirthereof.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a can a of the usual form andconstruction, said can being provided at one side with an air pump awhich is in communication therewith at the bottom thereof by a pi e acontrolled by a valve a these parts eing also of the usual construction.The can a is also provided in one side of the top a thereof with a valveinlet l) to permit of the discharge of air therefrom when desired and,in the practice of my invention, the top of the can is provided with athreaded opening a, in which is screwed one member 0 of a coupling 0provided with a circular head 0 the other member 0 of said couplingbeing !provided with a similar circular head 0".

Formed in the adiacent surfaces of the circular heads 0 and c is acircular passage and the coupling member 0 is provided with a port 0which communicates with said passage and with the interior of the can a,and the coupling member 0 is provided with a port 0 which communicateswith the circular passage 0 and with a tubular end portion 0 of thecoupling 0 The heads 0 and c of the coupling membersc and o areconnected by a bolt (Z in such manner that said coupling members arefree to turn one upon the other, and in the operat on of the devicehereinafter described, the coupling member 0 is rotatable on thecoupling member 0 Connected with the end 0 of the coupling member 0 is apipe ewhich is formed into a coil 6 provided with a tubular extension 6with which the burner body f is connected.

The burner body f is roughly oblong and cylindrical in form as indicatedin Figs. 1 and 3, and consists of a top portion f and bottom portion fsaid parts being hinged together at one side as shown at f and adaptedto be secured together at the opposite side by means of cars f formed onsaid part, and a screw or bolt f passed therethrough or in any otherdesired manner.

The burner body f when connected with the coil 6 is in line with theaxis thereof, and said burner body is provided with a longitudinalopening g, the top and bottom walls of which, at a predetermineddistance from the end thereof opposite the coil, converge as shown at gand g to form inwardly directed members between which is a narrowpassage 9". This construction forms a burner chamber 9 in the end of thebody of the burner adjacent to the coil 6 and a supplemental chamber 9in the opposite end thereof. The opposite side walls of the narrowpassage 9 are provided with air inlets port 9 which are preferablyoblong in form, and preferably formed in the adjacent faces of the topand bottom portions f and f of the body portion of the burner, and inthe chamber 9 is placed a vertically arranged nozzle device h, which issecured in the bottom wall of said chamber and which communicates with apassage h? formed in the bottom part f of the body portion of the burnerand with which the extension 6 of the coil 0 communicates, and thenozzle device it is provided with a discharge port h in the axial lineof the body portion of the burner. As thus constructed, it will be seenthat the burner chamber g", which also serves as a mixing chamber, iscylindrical in form except at the end thereof opposite the coil e wherethe walls thereof converge as described. In practice, the vapor from thenozzle device it and air through the ports or passages g and 9* areadmitted to the apex of said chamber, and this construction facilitatesthe heating of the body portion f of the burner. It will be understood,of course, that the flame from the body portion f of the burner isdischarged through and upon the coil '6 and the petroleum or otherhydro-carbon liquid placed in the can a is highly vaporized before itenters the burner head or the body portion f of the burner.

In practice, the pump a is operated to supply a requisite amount ofpressure in the can a, and this pressure forces the petroleum or otherliquid up through the coupling 0 and through the coil 6 where it isvaporized in the usual manner and as hereinbefore described.

I also secure to one side of the can a a vertically arranged keeper 7',adapted to receive a rod 4?, and to be held therein and adjusted thereinby means of a set screw i and the end of which, as shown in the drawing,is provided with a loop or ring t and this device may be used as asupport for a soldering iron or any other article which it may bedesired to heat and, in practice, the top portion 01'' of the rod i maybe of any desired form or shape.

By means of the coupling 0 it will be seen that the burner comprisingthe body portion or burner head f and the coil 6 may be held in avariety of positions, as for instance, in a horizontal position as shownin full lines in Fig. 1, or in a partially upright position as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, and this is the position in which the burner isheld when it is desired to heat an article supported thereover.

My improved torch may be used for any of the purposes for which devicesof this class are intended, and various changes in and modifications ofthe construction described may be made, Within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificingits advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a vapor torch, a burner, comprising a body portion having alongitudinal chamber extending therethrough, a coil connected with saidburner and supported in line with one end thereof, the top and bottomwalls of said chamber being contracted near the end thereof opposite thecoil, the side walls of said chamber being provided with air inletsbetween the contracted top and bottom walls, and a nozzle device in theend portion of said chamber opposite said coil and in communication withsaid coil and adapted to discharge vapor centrally and longitudinally ofthe body portion of said burner and in the direction of said coil.

2. In a vapor torch, a burner, comprising a body portion having alongitudinal chamber extending therethrough, a coil connected with saidburner and supported in line with one end thereof, the top and bottomwalls of said chamber being contracted near the end thereof opposite thecoil, the side walls of said chamber being provided with air inletsbetween the contracted top and bottom walls, and a nozzle device in theend portion of said chamber opposite said coil and in communication withsaid coil and adapted to discharge vapor centrally and longitudinally ofthe body portion of said burner and in the direction of said coil, saidburner body being also divided longitudinally into two parts hingedtogether at one side.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 21st day of January1908. l

WILFRID CHAUSSE.

Nitnesses:

O. J. QUINN, C. E. MULREANY.

